Doug McAvoy said the policy would create a two-tier system, with preferential funding for the few.

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Market expectations have been rising for some form of policy easing measures, such as letting financial firms offer preferential mortgage and down payment rates, though limits on home purchases are likely to remain in effect for some time.

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And when a club is in administration it must pay in full its debts to its football creditors - a policy that is opposed by HMRC, which is no longer a preferential creditor and often has to settle for a greatly reduced offer.

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The legal advice on the Cadw policy shows ministers were warned in 2008 that European Court judgements indicated "preferential charging... based on residence in a particular region was potentially unlawful".

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Fueling their latent sense of discontent is the National Development Policy (previously known as the New Economic Policy), a long-established affirmative-action program that gives preferential treatment to indigenous Malays over other races in business, education and other fields.

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